Be the Match National Marrow Donor Program is hosting a blood drive and bank for potential bone marrow and stem cell donors in the USU Ballrooms A-C from Feb. 22-25.All over campus are signs advertising the blood drive, but Be the Match is also providing the opportunity to become a donor of bonemarrow and stem cells.
"You can be the match for one individual and, by donating, save that one persons life," said Anna Cruz, account executive of Be the Match.
To donate, students must join the Marrow Registry by sending in a form and a swab of saliva, if their DNA is a match for a patient Be the Match will contact them to begin the donation process. Cruz said the majority of the donations will go to cancer patients, primarily those with leukemia.
Donating blood is more simple. Students can walk up to the table and finish the procedure within the hour and, according to Cruz, one donation can save three lives.
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